Tank-car.



. ATTORNEY No. 790,690. PA'TENTED MAY 23, 1905,

W. F. KIESEL, JR,

TANK CAR.

APPLICATION FILED 00'1.20, 1904.

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' INVENTOR ATTORNEY wow umewwm n new mun; um: I we. and max UNITED STATES Patented May 23, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM KIEs L, JE, OE ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO.

PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD OOMPANY, OE PHILADELPHIA, PENN- sYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

TANK-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 790,690, dated May 23, 1905.

Application filed October 20,1904. Serial No. 229,234.

To (ii/Z whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM F. KIEsEL, Jr. a citizen of the United States, residing at Altoona, in the county of Blair and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tank-Cars, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in the underframes for. tankcars; and the ob-' ject of my improvements is to provide a steel construction of the frame wherein the bodybolsters and intermediate cross-bearers will contitute also the saddles upon which the tank rests.

A further object is to provide certain improvements in the details of construction of the body-bolsters and cross-bearers and also in the manner of bracing and strengthening the members of the underframe, as will appear more fully hereinafter.

I attain my objects by means of the arline through one of the cross-bearers and the other half on a line struck across the center of the car Fig. 3, a broken plan viewof onehalf of the car-frame; Fig. 4, a'vertical longitudinal section through one end of the underframe of the car; Fig. 5, a side elevation ofthe underframe extending from the center of the car to and including one of the crossbearers; Fig. 6, a detail showing a vertical section of the end-block brace-plate on the line 2 z in Fig. 3; Fig. 7, a vertical transverse section of a body-bolster on the line x w in Fig. 1, and Fig. 8 a similar sectionof a crossbearer on the line y 1 in Fig. 2.

Like numerals refer to like parts in the several views.

The center sills 1 1 are formed of heavy steel channel-bars with the flanges turned outward; These center sills run the entire length of the car and are supported upon the.

A sion shocks are transmitted directly thereto.

At each side of the center sills are light channel-bars 2 2, having their flanges turned inward, the function of theseside sills being to form spacers and longitudinal braces for the ends of the bolsters and cross-bearers and also supports for the footboards which run along each side of the tank. At each end the side sills are-cross-connected by end sills 30, formed of heavier channel-bars, with the flanges turned outward, the end sills being secured tothe side sills and center sills by suitable angle-plates orcastings riveted there to. The center sills are connected at the top by a cover-plate 3, which runs the entire length of the car-frame between the headblocks 23.

The body-bolsters are formed by two pairs of vertical plates 4 cut in the form illustrated more clearly in Fig. 1 and having flanges 22 pressed outward along the inner, lower, and outer edges. '1 he lower edges of these bolster side plates are inclined upward from the center and are riveted to a bottom cover-plate 5, which passes across beneath the center sills and part way out toward the ends of the bolster side plates. Between these side plates and passing across the center sills above the center cover-plate 3 is a cover-plate 6, which is riveted to the under side of the angle-bars 7, which also pass across the center sills and are riveted to the inner sides of the side plates 4:. At their outer ends the side plates are narrowed down to the depth of the side sills 2, to which they are attached by means of the flanges 22 and the angle-plates 8.

Passing over the reduced portions of the side plates 4 and projecting beyond the side sills 2 are longitudinal plates 9, which extend from one end of the car to the other on each side of the tank, forming the footboards. These footboard-plates are supported by the side sills, to the upper flange of which they are riveted, and they are strengthened along their outside and inside edges by the light angle-bars 10 and 11. On account of the length these footboard-plates must be made in sections, the joints thereof being located at the center lines of the body-bolsters and cross-bearers, where the sections are united by means of the splice-plates 12, the inner portion of the footboard-plates at these points resting upon angles attached to the side plates of the body-bolsters and crossbearers. At intermediate points between the cross-bearers and bolsters the inward side of the footboard-plate is supported by bracket-bars 45, as shown in Fig. 2.

Above the angle-bars 7 the side plates 4 project in a triangular form, the outer edges of these triangles being strengthened by the angle-bars 13, which run down the outside of the plates, and the inner or upper edges being curved to conform with the shape of the tank which is to be supported upon the underframe. Along these. curved edges and between the side plates are riveted curved i11- verted angle-bars 14, by which depressed flanges are formed on the inside of the plates, on which rest hard-wood blocks 15, which 1 project above the edges of the plates and orm the bed for the tank, their function being to prevent the tank from rubbing against any metal part of the underframe, thereby avoiding the constant wearing away of the tank-shelLwhich would otherwise take place. Additional bearing-blocks 16 are provided above the center sills, said blocks being positioned between the angle-bars 7.

Between the center sills and on a line with the bolster side plates 4 are flanged plates 17, which are riveted to the center sills and to the top and bottom cover-plates, thereby formin continuations of the side plates through the center sills and providing practically continuous side plates for the bolsters extending from side sill to side sill across the car-frame. To the under side of the bottom cover-plate 5, which is widened out at the center, (see Figs. 3, 4, and 7,) is secured the center bearing-plate 18, which rests upon the wheel-truck.

At the outer ends of the body-bolsters between the side plates 4 are fastened inclined eye-plates to receive bolts 20, to which the straps 21, which pass over the tank, are attached by means of turnbuckles and by means of which the tank is held securely in place upon the saddles.

At each end of the car are located hardwood head-blocks which pass transversely across the center sills, to which they are attached by means of bolts 33. These headblocks are cut away to conform to the shape of the tank ends, thereby forming sockets for the ends of the tanks to prevent endwise motion upon the underframe. At the outer ends these head-blocks are secured to longitudinal vertical plate-braces 24, which project forward from the body-bolsters. These plate-blaces are secured to the body-bolster side plates by means of pairs of vertical angles 27 and to the head-blocks bysimilar pairs of angles 26. The lower edges of the plate braces are also riveted to pairs of longitudinal angle-bars 25, which extend between the body-bolsters and the end sills 30, to which latter they are secured by means of angleplates 29. The ends of the head-blocks also rest upon these angle-bars 25 and are secured thereto by bolts 34. The end thrust on the head-blocks is taken up by the angle-braces 28, riveted to the angle-bars 25, and also by a central brace 32, formed of a heavy casting riveted to the center sills. It will be seen that these longitudinal plate-blaces and an gle-bars, extending as they do between the body-bolsters and the head-blocks and end sills, perform the function of stili'ening the bolsters and end sills, therebypreventing distortion ofthe underframing at the ends where the greatest strains occur.

On the line 2 z the plate-blaces 24 are perforated to allow the passage therethrough of strap-bolts 20, the heads of which rest against inclined eye-brackets 31, (see Figs. 4 and 6,) these eye-brackets being located adjacent to the points where the brace-plates are attached to the head-blocks, whereby I am enabled to place securing-straps around the tank close to the ends to hold the tank lirmly in place upon the head-blocks.

As the angle-bars 25 are spaced apart a distance suflicient to admit the passage there-' between of the bolts 34 by which the headbloeks are secured thereto, I provide between said angle-bars and the lower edges of the brace-plates 24 spacing-strips 35 (see Fig. 6) in order to rivet the angle-bars to the brace-plates. This spacing apart of the angle-bars also carries them each side of the vertical angles 27, by which the bmee-plate is riveted to the bolster, and l. am thereby also enabled to rivet the angle-bars to said vertieal angles, thereby formin a rigid attachment between the outer be ster-plate 4, the brace-plates 24, and angle-bars 25.

Equally dividing the space between the body-bolsters are two cross-bearers, one of which is shown in position in the plan view in Fig. 3. These cross-bearers are formed of two pairs of side plates 36, similar in shape to the bolster side plates; but they are different from the bolsters in that they do not have the top and bottom cover-plates. The inclined lower edges of these cross-bearer plates are secured on the inside to angle-bars 38, which pass completely across the frame from one side sill to the other beneath the center sills. Angle-bars 37 also pass horizontally across between the side sills above the cover-plate 3 and are riveted to the inside of the plates case of the bolster-plates, central bearingblocks 16 being also provided above the center sills between the angle-bars 37. The outer ends of these cross-bearer plates are reduced, so as'to be secured to the side sills, to which they are fastened by means of outturned flanges 39 and angle-plates 8. The inner edges of the plates 36 are also provided with outturned flanges 39, which. are riveted to the center sills. Eye-plates 19 are also riveted between these cross-bearer side plates to receive strap-bolts 20, as in the case of the bolsters.

Between the body-bolsters the center sills are stiffened along the inside lower edges by,

the inturned angle bars 40. The crossbearer angle-bars 38 where they pass beneath the center sills are riveted to these angles 40.

At the center of the underframe is a stirrup-plate 41, to the upturned ends of which are bolted the eyebolts 42, which are attached by turnbuckles to the rods 43, which pass up around the tank and are coupled tothe yoke 44, which encircles thedome, thereby holding the tank from turning upon the frame-saddles. tion it will be seen that the body-bolsters and cross-bearers are rendered comparatively light in weight and yet of'suflicient strength and stiflness to serve their purpose and'that the center sill construction also provides strength and stiffness sufficient to support and withstand all stresses due to the weights carried thereby or to the pulling and com- 39 pressed out therefrom, it will be evident pression strains to which it is subjected.

The bearing-blocks 15 and 16 are shaped on 1 their upper surfaces to fit the contour of the tank where it rests upon the bolsters and cross bearers, and shells of different diamederframe of this construction. While I-prefer to form the side plates for the body-bolsters and cross-bearers withthe flanges 22 and that these flanges maybe formed by anglebars riveted to the edges of said plates. The pressed flange, however, gives a stronger con struction and is therefore preferred. Other changes in the details of construction, arrangement, and combination of the several parts may also be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

- Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1.v The combination, with the side sills of a car, of tank-supporting saddles terminally connected to the side sills and comprising the By reason of this construc-- relatively deep portions being provided at their upper edges with curved seats for the reception of the tank.

3. The combination, with the side sills and center sills of a car, of saddles connected to the side sills and center sills and arranged in pairs, said saddles having inwardly-disposed flanges and outwardly-disposed flanges.

4. In a car, the combination, with side sills and center sills, of saddles connected to the side and center sills and extending below the side sills and above the center sills, inwardlydisposed flanges at the upper edges of the saddles, and outwardly-disposed flanges at the lower edges of the saddles.

5. A car having a body-bolster and tanksupportingsaddles comprising the sides of the bolster with inwardlyand outwardly disposed flanges. I r

6. The combination with the side sills of a car, of tank-supporting saddles terminally connected to the side sills and comprising the side-plates of the body-bolsters.

7. A car including tank-supporting sad dles comprising plates arranged in pairs and having inwardly-disposed flanges and outwardly-disposed flanges.

8. A car-having tank-supporting saddles comprising plates provided with inclined lower edges, outwardly-disposed flanges carried by the lower edges of the plates, a coverplate connected to the outwardly-disposed flanges and curved upper edges provided with inwardly-disposed flanges forming seats for a tank.

9. The combination, with the side sills of a car, of plates carried by the side sills and comprising tank-supports, and footboardsupports carried by said plates. ter may therefore be readily fitted to an un 10. In a car, the combination, with thehaving side plates extending above the side" sills and center sills to receive a tank.

11. The combination, with the side sills and center sills of a car, of a bolster having portions extending above the side sills and center sills to receive a tank, and top and bottom cover-plates belowthe upper edges of the bolster sides.

12. A car-bo1ster having side plates, the I lower edges of which converge from the sides toward the middle of the car, said plates having ends inclined in an upward direction toward the center of the car and provided with curved upper edges.

13. The combination, with the side sills and end sills of a car, of tank-supporting bolsters extending from side sill to side sill, center sills interposed between the bolsters, and

prising vertical plates having triangular projections rising at each side of the center above the level of the side sills, said projections havingtheininner edges curved and their outer edges inwardly inclined. j

, 15. In a car-frame, the combination, with the side sills, of tank-supporting saddles terminally connected to the side sills and comprising vertical plates having triangular proj ections rising at each side of the center above the level of the side sills, said projections having their inner edges curved and their outer edges reinforced by bars which pass down upon the body of said plates.

16. In a car-frame, a tank-supporting sad? dlev comprising pairs of vertical transverse plates spaced apart and havingtheir upper edges curved, inturned curved flanges on said plates below said edges, and bearing-blocks resting on said flanges between. the plates.

-17. In a car-frame, the combination, with the centersills, of a tank-supporting saddle comprising pairs of vertical transverse plates projecting from opposite sides of the center sills, horizontal inturn'ed angle-bars passing across the center sills and attached to the inner sides of the opposite members of each pair of plates, said plates projecting above said angle-bars and having their upper edges curved, inturnedcurved flanges on the plates below said edges, and bearing-blocks resting upon said flanges between the plates and over the center sills between the angle-bars.

18. In a car-frame, the combination, with the center sills and side sills, of a bolster comprising vertical side plates having portions risingabove the side sills and center sills to I receive atank, bottom cover-plates passing across beneath the center sills and attached to the lower edges of said side plates, and top cover-plates passingacross above the center sills between the plates and attached to the sides thereof.

19. In a car-frame, the combination, with the center sills and side sills, of cross-bearers located between the body-bolsters and comprising vertical side plates having portions rising above the side sills and center sills to receive a tank, angle-bars passing across beneath the center sills and attached to the lower edges of'said plates, and horizontal angle-bars passing across above the center sills and attached to the sides of said plates.

20. In a car-frame, the combination, with the side sills, of tank-supporting saddles comprising transverse vertical plates terminally attached to the side sills and rising above said sills to meet the curve of the tank, and footbOard-plates running along and secured to the tops of the side sills, the sad die-plates beingreduced in depth at their outer ends to permit said footboard-plates to pass over them.

21. In a car-frame, the combination, with the center sills and side sills, of body-bolsters extending from the center sills to the side sills, head-blocks carried by the center sills, and longitudinal braces running from the bolsters to the head-blocks at each side of the center sills.

22. In a car-frame, the combination, with the center sills, side sills and end sills, of body-bolsters extending from. the center sills to the side sills, and longitudinal bracebars running from the bolsters to the end sills between the center sills and side sills.

23. In a car-frame, the combination, with the center sills, side sills and end sills, of body-bolsters extending from the center sills to the side sills, longitudinal brace-bars running from the bolsters to the end sills between the center sills and side sills, and headblocks resting upon and secured to the center sills and brace-bars.

24. In a car-frame, the combination, with the center sills, side sills and end sills, ol body-holsters extending from the center sills tothe side sills, longitudinal brace-bars running from the bolsters to the end sills be tween the center sills and side sills, headblocks resting upon and secured to the cen ter sills and brace-bars, and brace-plates running from the bolsters to the head-blocks above the brace-bars.

25. In a car-frame, the combination, with the center sills, side sills and end sills, ol' body-bolsters extending from the center sills to the side sills, pairs of longitudinal brace-bars running from the bolsters to the end sills between the center sills and. side sills, head-blocks resting upon and secured to the center sills and brace-bars, and braceplates running from the bolsters to the headblocks with their lower edges fastened be tween the members of the brace-bar pairs.

26. In a car-frame, the combination, with the body-bolsters and head-blocks, of longitudinal brace-plates running from the be]- sters to the head-blocks at each side of the center.

27. In a car-frame, the combination, with the body-bolsters and head-blocks, of longitudinal brace-plates running from the ho].- sters to the head-blocks, and tank-straps having their ends secured to said plates.

28. In a ear-frame, the combination, with the body-bolsters and head-blocks, of longitudinal brace-plates running from the bolsters to the head-blocks, and tank-straps having their ends passed through said plates and held by angle-eyepieces on the inside thereof.

29. In a car-frame, the combination, with a tank, of supporting-saddles therefor comprising pairs of vertical plates, eyepieces fastened between said plates, and tank-straps having their ends passed through and held by said eyepieces. 5 30. In a car-frame, the combination with a tank, of supporting-saddles therefor com-' prising pairs of vertical plates, inclined crossplates forming eyepieces fastened between said plates, and tank-straps having their ro ends passed through and held by said eyepieces.

31. In a car-frame, the combination with i a tank and the center sills of the frame, of a stirrup-plate attached to the 'under side of said sills, a yoke surrounding the tank-dome, 15 and strap-bars on each side of the tank running from the yoke to said stirrup-plate.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM F. KIESEL, JR.

, Witnesses:

U. S. DRAYER,

E. A. BORELL. 

